SCI衍生数据库Essential Science Indicators的科研指导作用

Effect of Essential Science Indicators on scientific research

基本科学指标数据库（ESI）主要通过对文献的被引用次数的计量分析，揭示出在22个专业领域处于研究前沿的国家、研究机构、期刊以及科学家，是衡量科学研究绩效、跟踪科学发展趋势的分析评价工具。本文通过对ESI计量分析的主要内容的介绍，阐述了ESI对科研的指导作用。

Essential Science Indicators （ESI） is an analytical tool that enables ongoing, quantitative analyses of research performance and the tracking of scientific trends. ESI identifies the top rankings of countries, institutions, scientists and journals in each of 22 disciplines by setting selection criteria （ a certain number of citations）. This paper expounded the methodology, statistics and value on scientific research of ESI.